Perceptions of College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder on the Transition to Remote Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 caused a major shift in how college students, including those with disabilities, received their education during the Spring 2020 semester. The rapid shift to remote learning resulted in new challenges, but also, some benefits for students. This study presents the results of open-ended responses of a cohort of 31 students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who were part of a larger study and enrolled in very- to highly competitive institutions (as rated by U.S. News and World Report) during the Spring 2020 semester regarding their experiences, both positive and negative, in shifting to remote learning. The students described advantages, including personal and academic benefits with remote learning as well as disadvantages. These problematic areas included the structure and infrastructure of course delivery, environmental factors, social factors, and personal factors. Specific examples of each are presented to help richly capture the experiences of these students during an unprecedented period in history

Der Schuldbeitritt als Personalsicherheit: Die Zulässigkeit von Analogien zum Recht der Schuldübernahme und der Bürgschaft

Die Dissertation kann nachweisen, dass der Schuldbeitritt ein gesetzlich nicht geregelter schuldrechtlicher Vertragstyp ist und folglich wenig mit einer Schuldübernahme gemein hat. Gleichzeitig bietet die Arbeit einen umfassenden Überblick über die Problemfelder des Schuldbeitritts in der heutigen Rechtsprechung, angefangen bei seinen Entstehungsvoraussetzungen über mögliche Unwirksamkeitsgründe (VerbrKrG, HWiG, AGBG, Sittenwidrigkeit, Form) bis hin zu Regressfragen. Deren nähere Analyse mündet schließlich in einen Formulierungsvorschlag für eine gesetzliche Regelung des Schuldbeitritts

Parents’ Perceptions of the College Experiences of Twice-Exceptional Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder are accessing college in increasing numbers, and within this group, there is a cohort of academically talented students who can be considered twice-exceptional, or 2e-ASD. While research about college students with ASD is increasing, there is a relative dearth of literature about 2e-ASD college students, and their secondary transition and college experiences. The current study presents the results of individual interviews that were conducted with 10 parents of 2e-ASD college students to explore their perceptions of their children’s experiences, including what things went well and what were problematic areas. Parents described clear and early expectations that the student would attend college and that college provided the student with independence and the chance to be with people who shared similar interests. They described factors that were considered during the college search including the size of the campus and distance from home, and the importance of letting the student take increased responsibility, and if necessary, make and learn from mistakes. The need to focus on executive functioning and social skills was also noted. Implications for families, secondary transition personnel, and vocational rehabilitation counselors are presented

Rescue of Business in Europe: the debtor-in-possession and small enterprises in distress

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Chasing assets abroad : ideas for more effective asset tracing and recovery in cross‐border insolvency

Asset tracing and recovery (ATR) has become highly challenging in the digital age, where, with the touch of computer keys, assets can be shifted through multiple jurisdictions within minutes, creating significant challenges for recovering value. While many countries have tools to enable ATR, these tools differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and often are not recognized across borders in a manner that keeps pace with the need for rapid ATR, particularly during insolvency. This article takes stock of the myriad ATR tools available in domestic systems to discern parameters of key ATR tools that have common objectives, features, and safeguards, and that can form the basis of more standardized understanding and application of such tools. It also explores the extent to which cross-border ATR is aided by the leading frameworks for global, cross-border insolvency—the UNCITRAL Model Laws on Cross-Border Insolvency, insolvency-related judgments, and enterprise groups—in the process, revealing gaps and uncertainties. Such uncertainties can result in losses to stakeholders affected by insolvencies of different business sizes but can be particularly detrimental in small and medium enterprise (SME) cross-border insolvencies where there are typically more limited resources to chase assets. Against this backdrop, this article proposes ideas for the enhancement of the cross-border insolvency framework, to allow for effective cross-border access to information held abroad, the freezing of assets in cross-border cases, and the cross-border recovery of assets

Global Competition in Cross-Border Restructuring and Recognition of Centralized Group Solutions

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